Scotsman Martin Dempster: Colin Montgomerie facing the pivotal month of a stellar career Scotsman As the 2011 Andalucia Open champion, Paul Lawrie is in the Fancourt field but how come Montgomerie is, too, when his last Tour triumph was the 2007 European Open at The K Club? Well, it's down to a special category that has opened the door for not only ... and moreRead Full Story
BBC bosses were left with a dilemma and a ticking clock after Strictly celebrity Russell Grant turned badly on his ankle in training on Monday. All seemed lost until Colin Montgomerie, the perfect match for Grant agreed to step in at the last minute to offer his services. The director of programming at the BBC, an avid golf fan, had seen Montgomerie on the range at the Portugal Masters and figured he must be at a loose end. It now looks certain that the European Tour’s straightest batter...Read Full Story
Portuguese police released a suspect today an issued an unreserved apology after an incident at the Portugal Masters. The suspect, a marshal at the event, was arrested after he had earlier claimed that he had seen Colin Montgomerie on the practice range following his round. The marshal had asked for backup, as the range had not been reinforced against a possible landslide. Tour bosses dismissed the marshal’s requests claiming it was impossible for Montgomerie to be on a practice range, and...Read Full Story
Colin Montgomerie has made a good decision by standing down as European Ryder Cup captain. Drama like this year comes infrequently and he knows how much grief he would have got for his selections if his team had gained just 1/2 a point less - the margins between genius and clod were narrow and, as he has said, outside his hands once play started (there is a case for saying that a Captain really proves his mettle in a close contest, others say that it was only close because of some of his...Read Full Story
Colin Montgomerie’s chances of qualifying for the Open Championship for a 22nd successive year are looking promising after he shot a five-under par round of 67 on the opening day of the Scottish Open.
The Scotsman needs a top-five finish this week at the tournament’s new venue of Castle Stuart to qualify for next week’s Open at Royal St. George’s.
Monty had been looking in even better shape after teeing up on the 18th on minus 6, only for a poor drive to lead him to drop a shot at the...Read Full Story
They were the fiercest of rivals on the golf course, now three greats of the modern era of golf - Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman and Sir Nick Faldo - have come together to promote golf tourism far from their fields of battle, in Vietnam. With their ...
Colin Montgomerie, for one, can see Woods continuing his revival this season, predicting that he might even win two of this season's four majors. "A Tiger victory at The Masters would be the best story for golf," Montgomerie said.
The first HSBC Kuwait Golf Day, with Colin Montgomerie as a special guest, was hailed as a huge success by all who took part ... and all participants received a group photograph and a personal photograph with Colin Montgomerie, signed by him, to take ...
Colin Montgomerie has described his recent visit to Afghanistan to see British troops as "a life-changing trip". Last year's Ryder Cup captain was reunited with some of the soldiers at the annual PGA fundraising lunch in London, where the donations ...
Guest of honour Colin Montgomerie reflected on his recent visit to Afghanistan at the annual PGA fundraising lunch in London today. The Scot, who travelled to the war-torn country last month with PGA captain Eddie Bullock and former captain Parnell Reilly ...
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born 23 June 1963 ) is a Scottish professional golfer often referred to by one of his nickname 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in ...
He might have slipped outside the world's top 100 for the first time in 18 years, but Colin Montgomerie was in irrepressible mood yesterday at Gleneagles as he declared he was heading to California next week with the intent to win the US Open. The 44 ...